Arizona State Athletics | November 23, 2019 Arizona State-Penn State wrestling: Nittany Lions' 60-match win-streak snapped Relive Mekhi Lewis claiming Virginia Tech's first wrestling title Share TEMPE, Ariz. – In front of an uproarious, record-breaking crowd of 8,522, the No. 5 Arizona State wrestling team handed No. 1 Penn State its first loss in a dual since 2015, defeating the Nittany Lions 19-18 Friday night at Desert Financial Arena. DOWN GOES NO. 1 PENN STATE‼️@ASUWrestling snaps their 60-meet win streak and hands them their first loss since 2015! pic.twitter.com/KuSnzhPlFZ— Arizona State Sun Devils (@TheSunDevils) November 23, 2019 The Sun Devils started off strong out of the gate thanks to an 18-7 major decision victory by Brandon Courtney (125 lbs.), giving ASU an early 4-0 lead in the dual. With the victory, the redshirt-sophomore moves to a perfect 9-0 on the season. BEST IN THE BIZ: What we know about the No. 1-ranked wrestler in every weight class, right now Penn State then pulled ahead with consecutive victories at 133 and 141 lbs. ASU would regain the lead at the 149 lbs. weight class as No. 21 Josh Maruca fought a tough battle to earn a 5-4 decision over childhood teammate Josh Verkleeren. In the first home match of his Sun Devil career, redshirt-freshman Jacori Teemer (157) followed up with an 8-4 decision, bringing the score to 10-8 in favor of the Sun Devils heading into the intermission. After the Nittany Lions won the first two matches coming out of the break to go-ahead 15-10, a Penn State forfeit at the 184 lb. weight class saw ASU pull ahead yet again, this time regaining the lead at 16-15. Wrestling for the first time in almost a year, junior Kordell Norfleet put on a heroic performance, earning a 10-4 decision which extended the Sun Devils' lead to 19-15. 🗣 @KD70_ TAKEDOWN‼️📺 Pac-12 Arizona💻 https://t.co/UwOL9WNscr pic.twitter.com/7vof388mg1— Sun Devil Wrestling (@ASUWrestling) November 23, 2019 The decision ultimately gave ASU what they needed to put the Nittany Lions away, as Penn State's win at 285 lbs. was not enough to give them the edge in the dual. WE CAN HOPE: The dream college wrestling matchups we’d like to see this season — at every weight Next up for ASU, the team heads to Las Vegas for the Cliff Keen Invitational Friday-Saturday, Dec. 6-7. Fans can follow along by following @ASUWrestling on Twitter. Match-by-match breakdown 125: Brandon Courtney (ASU) MD Brody Teske (PSU), 19-7 133: #3 Roman Bravo-Young (PSU) DEC #11 Josh Kramer (ASU), 7-6 141: #3 Nick Lee (PSU) TF Cory Crooks (ASU), 18-3 (4:28) 149: #21 Josh Maruca (ASU) DEC Josh Verkleeren (PSU), 5-4 157: Jacori Teemer (ASU) DEC Bo Pipher (PSU), 8-4 165: #1 Vincenzo Joseph (PSU) DEC #5 Josh Shields, 7-4 174: #1 Mark Hall (PSU) MD #8 Anthony Valencia (ASU), 11-3 184: #1 Zahid Valencia (ASU) FOR 197: Kordell Norfleet (ASU) DEC Kyle Conel (PSU), 10-4 285: #1 Anthony Cassar (PSU) DEC #5 Tanner Hall (ASU), 9-5 Dan Hodge Trophy: History, winners, and how it works Here's the history of the Dan Hodge Trophy, named after one of the all-time greats and given annually to the top college wrestler every year since 1985. READ MORE Meet the 2021 NCAA college wrestling All-Americans Only 80 NCAA wrestlers earn this prestigious award every year, so let's meet the eight guys in each of the ten weight classes who earned their spots on the podium. READ MORE College wrestling: Penn State tops Michigan and other headlines from last weekend The Penn State Nittany Lions returned to the mat and looked as close to championship form as this team has looked all season, Michigan pulled out a narrow rivalry win against the Buckeyes and Navy topped Army 20-13 in another historic dual. Here's what else you need to know from this weekend's wrestling results. READ MORE